Chapter 438 The Rise of an Empire
“Hey! Isn’t this voice smart assistant a little too smart?”
“Just, do you think we have never used the Xiaodu Xiaoai elf? ”
“It’s true, this must be an ‘artificial’ intelligence.”
“If you have the ability, call the customer service out!”
"Everyone, please understand that for the sake of the program's effect, I just prepared a few questions in advance to heighten the atmosphere. What a big deal!"
"The gimmick is gone. The one who goes up must be a dog support, right?"
Listening to the discussion below, the reporter in the car rolled his eyes.
Isn’t it clear to him whether he is a dog bearer?
Looking at the situation just now, there is almost no delay in the reply. It is difficult to imagine the speed that the "human customer service" in the background can compile the answers on the spot and then convert them into a robot voice reply.
It took more than this time to type these words, so it’s not like the other party is a tentacle monster, right?
This "Bajie"... is a bit evil...
Compared with everyone's attention being attracted by "Bajie" at once, the faces of Xiaopeng and the three of them were solemn.
Layers, your focus is obviously skewed!
Price! Price is the key!
"How much did the other party just say? 6.98w?" Xiaopeng looked at his two companions with a constipated look on his face.
"Is it a mistake? Can it be sold at this price? Even if the worst materials are used, the price will be lost to grandma's family, right?"
"The key is the auxiliary driving equipment, this That’s the biggest cost! A lidar alone costs 50,000 to 60,000 yuan!”
The three of them were confused and confused.
If the other party can still make a gross profit at this price, how low will the production cost of the entire vehicle be?
You can’t buy a lidar and give it to your car, right?
"Uh...you said...could the other party be following Tesla's technical route?"
"How is that possible! Even we can't do it!"
As we all know, the current mainstream technical routes for vehicle assisted driving are camera vision, millimeter wave radar, and lidar.
Among them, lidar has the highest cost, millimeter-wave radar is only about one-tenth of lidar, and pure vision has the lowest cost.
Although the future autonomous driving technology must be "multi-sensor collaboration", for now, the simpler the sensor, the lower the cost, and the higher the algorithm and technical requirements. This is an unavoidable fact.
Tesla is based on "no lidar dependence" and emphasizes the optimization of algorithms to achieve advanced assisted intelligent driving by relying only on cameras + millimeter wave radar.
It does not need to know what the obstacle is, it only needs to know that the obstacle exists, and then it can perform the next step!
In terms of technical strength, it is very difficult for vision solutions to achieve L2 (Tesla level) autonomous driving. Many domestic high-tech companies have tried it, but none of them succeeded.
For example, Baidu, which was the first to start researching autonomous driving, has been exploring the fusion solution of lidar + vision for many years. It was not until 2017 that it began to explore pure visual technology.
It’s not that pure vision is better than a lidar solution with greater safety redundancy, it’s simply because the cost factor is too high.
Comparing a 2-megapixel camera that costs tens of dollars with a laser radar that costs tens of thousands of dollars each, doesn’t that drive the development of this technology?
The three new forces of Xiaopeng and classmates are currently using the entry-level solution of lidar + high-precision map, so the price of the designed models cannot be lower than 15w.
However, with a price of more than 15w, it can only achieve entry-level autonomous driving, and has no competitive advantage in front of traditional fuel vehicles. This is the embarrassing situation that intelligent new energy vehicles currently face.
Technology and cost are the biggest factors for Tesla to rely on the edamame series to make a killing on a global scale!
"Haha! It seems that you have some doubts about the theme of our press conference today. So, let's invite another guest to the stage to experience our 'talking car'!"
At this time, Mr. Bao, who was on the stage, faced the public’s doubts about “dog support” and took the initiative to change the guests.
“Come on, come on, Gou Tuo No. 2 is about to appear!”
“No matter how many times you play the show, it won’t become real!”
“That’s it! , Substitution is possible, but Mr. Bao cannot appoint the candidate this time!”
"Yeah, who knows if he will be an actor again?"
"Why not let me do it?"
Everyone looked at the figure in the front row who stood up in surprise.
That is none other than our little classmate!
“Eh? Isn’t that Mr. He?”
"Yeah, I didn't expect him to be here too. The two people next to him... aren't those two Mr. Lis!"
Mr. Bao naturally recognized the three people in the front row. After all, these new There are only a handful of them on the energy vehicle track, and everyone basically looks up but doesn't look down.
"Haha! It would be great if Mr. He is willing to be a guest for this experience.
No one should think that Mr. He is colluding with me, right?"
"No, no! We can definitely trust Mr. He!"
Finally, a person whose status was recognized by everyone and who would never be a dog sitter came forward, and reporters and guests naturally supported him.
“Thank you!”
Xiaopeng came on stage, thanked him and took the microphone handed over by the previous “guest”.
However, he did not enter the cab immediately. Instead, he walked around the "Saintosh" twice...
"Two cameras at the front and rear, integrating ADAS warning and internal and external Driving recorder..."
After careful observation, Xiaopeng's face was a little twitchy.
This configuration... is not generally low, but too low...
As a car manufacturer, he is naturally very familiar with the structure of new energy vehicles, not to mention the chef. , you can basically tell at a glance.
But... let alone laser radar, there are no traces of the installation of millimeter wave radar.
How does the other party achieve automatic parking?
It can’t be purely visual, right?
He couldn't help but glance at Mr. Bao, his eyes a little strange.
I stopped talking immediately and sat directly in the cab.
"Bajie, what are the relevant processor configurations of this car?"
To everyone's expectation, the first question he asked was not to test the voice interactive intelligence at all. , but to inquire about the car configuration.
Many people in the field were confused, but the two companions below nodded repeatedly.
Xiao Peng, this is the key question!
【Hi, this car mainly uses Intel chips as its key computing power support.
Including Intel Atom processor, Intel Movidius vision processor, and Intel ALTAI wireless communication module.
In addition, it is also equipped with Renesas Electronics' MCU control chip and Ericsson's communication module. 】
That's it? !
Xiao Peng glanced at Mr. Bao, his eyes even weirder.
Want to engage in assisted driving with this rubbish configuration? What a joke!
If this can be done, then the opponent will not only use "pure vision", but also need "low computing power"!
Edamame series need to add millimeter wave radar and advanced chips...
This guy...could he really be making false propaganda at the press conference?
Hey there are so many journalist friends!
Do you really think the country doesn’t arrest entrepreneurs?
"Haha! I didn't know that this low computing power configuration can also complete the assisted driving function. How did you do it?"
[In autonomous driving,' Automatic parking' is a simple scenario with low complexity.
In addition, as you said, our computing configuration is not advanced in the market, so we can only complete this scenario at low speed.
This makes up for the hardware shortcomings to a certain extent. 】
“Uh...”
Low speed makes up for low computing power. There seems to be nothing wrong with the logic, but it misses the point at all.
“So, this car has achieved ‘pure visual’ automatic parking technology!”
Xiaopeng emphasized the word "purely visual".
Hearing this, everyone will not understand that Xiaopeng is a drunkard who is not interested in drinking. He is just using the experience of "talking car" to find out the background of other people's "automatic parking" ah!
【Yes, your understanding is correct! 】
“Wow~” The audience immediately exclaimed.
Unexpectedly, this "intelligent voice assistant" actually admitted it on the spot!
"Ha!"
Considering that this was a live press conference, Xiaopeng did not sneer on the spot, but turned to look at Mr. Bao aside.
"Mr. Bao, do you also agree with your...'intelligent assistant''s point of view?"
"Uh..."
Mr. Bao touched his nose .
At first, like you, I didn't agree with it, and I even thought the other party was being whimsical.
However, the technology has been smeared on your face, so you can’t admit it...
“Mr. He, I just said that this ‘Tianxuan’ system is not our company’s The product is a technical support provided by the strategic partner.
So I am definitely not as knowledgeable as you about the technical details.
How about... you continue to ask?" he pointed out. Pointed to the car.
Xiaopeng’s classmate twitched his lips.
Just ask a question!
This is because the boss can’t edit it anymore, so it can only be done by professionals, right?
Good! I want to see what tricks you can come up with!
"This... Bajie, can you tell me how you solve the obstacle detection and tracking algorithm in complex parking environments with low computing power."
[Based on deep learning, combining classic SSD and YOLO algorithms, but with deep optimization. 】
“Huh?” Xiaopeng didn’t expect that the other party could give such a professional answer.
"What specific optimizations have you made for SSD?" He asked again in disbelief.
[The main optimization is the convolution part of VGG16, so that it can use the pre-trained VGG16 network weights and perform transfer learning on other data sets to improve the versatility of the model.
After actual measurement, it has a high detection speed and good detection effect in single-shot object detection tasks.
The specific optimization process is:
$L_{Cls}=\frac{1}{N}\sum^{N}_{i}L_{Cls, i}$...]
Classmate Xiaopeng: "..."
Everyone: "..."
Listening to the various mathematical symbols and formulas coming from the car speakers that were like a bible, everyone was stunned. Confused.
Hey hey! When asked what optimization you have done, you can just briefly introduce it. There is no need to read out the technical details and optimization formula on the spot, right?
Your company doesn’t have any technical confidentiality regulations?
This operation... Mencius didn't understand it, Confucius didn't understand it, and neither did I.
Many reporters just felt like shit.
I came here to write a press release about "The Last Elegy of a Long-established New Energy Car Company". What I didn't expect to attend was an "autonomous driving advanced technology conference"?
There is no psychological preparation at all!
At this time, Xiaopeng was thinking about...
Should I get a cheat sheet and copy it down first?
No way, the more this algorithm formula sounds, the more it seems real...
"Stop, stop, stop!" He quickly shouted to stop.
The awkward-to-speak symbol formula broadcast of "Mommy Mommy Boom" finally came to an abrupt end.
“Is it really okay for you to just disclose the technical details like this?”
This shouldn’t be some kind of “manual customer service”…manual customer service can’t be so arrogant!
【No problem, this technology is a technical information that has just been patented and is allowed to be disclosed.
Soon everyone will be able to find the latest technical information on public websites.
In line with the principles of technology sharing and open source progress, developers do not mind opening this patent to everyone! 】
"Uh..."
Why do these words... sound familiar?
Like Tesla, playing with open patents?
Many people in the audience were even moved.
However, as an insider, Xiaopeng naturally knows the fishiness involved.
Actually, open patents are not an accurate term. To be precise, all patents are open.
The essence of patents is to exchange disclosure for protection.
For core technologies, companies will not apply for patents to protect them, such as the formula of Coca-Cola...
Tesla is not giving up patent profit rights, it is just not pursuing infringement liability for the time being. .
The Iron Man’s original words were: “Tesla will not initiate a patent infringement lawsuit against anyone who wants to use Tesla’s technology in good faith.”
These patents, many car manufacturers actually It will not be used directly, but used to study ideas, because...
The right to interpret "goodwill" belongs to him!
Another more important reason is that in the early days of the popularization of new energy, due to the pressure from traditional car companies, the cost of doing it alone was too high.
So we simply made the patents and standards public, and invited all the big guys to play.
While making the cake bigger together, you can gain huge reputation, and the most important thing is to become the builder of rules.
It is impossible to surpass if you keep imitating.
The result of mindlessly imitating the forerunners is that you must adhere to the standards set by the forerunners. The further you go, the less likely you are to surpass the other party.
If the benefits of disclosing a patent are greater than not disclosing them, then what reason is there to hide them?
“Unbelievable…”
Looking at the sound wave representing "Bajie" on the car screen, Xiaopeng didn't know what to say for a moment.
Should we be surprised first that the other party seems to have a purely visual automatic parking solution, or should we be amazed by the other party's ambition...
But...
That's it. After chatting for a few words, he suddenly found that his attention was diverted again.
Because... this "intelligent voice assistant" is really too smart...
The "self-driving car" is of course shocking, but this "talking car"... seems to be what deserves more attention!
A few times, I forgot to say the awakening keyword "Bajie".
However, the other party seems to be able to actively judge whether he is giving instructions to him and respond based on the context...
Compared to double-click wake-up programs such as "Xiaodu Xiaodu" , this smoother human-machine communication is simply unheard of!
Judging from the few conversations just now, this artificial intelligence can not only accurately recognize speech and perform in-depth semantic analysis, but also give the most accurate reply in a short time, with an error rate of zero...
What kind of level of "language model" is this?
Compared with the other party, those current in-vehicle smart assistants have to be compared to scum!
He suddenly woke up.
The real trump card of Mr. Bao this time is just as the theme of this conference said...it is not "automatic parking" at all!
Of course everyone in the audience noticed this.
"Hey! It seems like this is really not 'artificial' this time?"
"Yes, the response speed and the professionalism of the content don't look like they were prepared in advance at all."
“No way, if there really is such a smart language Sound Assistant, those so-called smart speakers have probably been eliminated a long time ago, right?”
“Isn’t it the same as this car?”
”Mr. Bao just said Which company’s product is it? ”
"Bai Yeji, I just checked with my heavenly eye, and it turned out to be a local company."
Xiaopeng didn't pay attention to the discussion below. He was now eager to know whether the other party was doing this specifically for this time. The "dedicated intelligent assistant" presented at the press conference is more versatile...
So, he decided to test the intelligence of this assistant from other angles.
"Your name is Bajie? Why do you have such a weird name? Shouldn't it normally be called 'Xiaodou' or something like that?"
This question obviously has nothing to do with the car. .
[Of course I can’t be called ‘Xiaodou’. It’s like, if someone comes to stay at your house, would you let him have your last name? 】
“Uh...hahaha!”
Everyone reacted for two seconds, and suddenly burst into laughter.
“This analogy... is simply amazing!”
“Borrowing? Bai Yeji’s products are staying at Idou cars, so they can’t have the surname ‘Dou’!”
"Damn it, this voice assistant is really a spirit! It even knows metaphors!"
Xiaopeng was also a little confused by this reply, but he quickly came back to his senses.
He doesn’t believe that there really is such a capable artificial intelligence in this world!
“Okay, so now let’s say you are a salesperson, well… just like facing the journalist friend who just wanted to buy a car but was short of money.
Now If you were asked to think of a promotional slogan, what words would you use to promote the sales of this car?
Note that the advertising slogan must be simple and clear, not too lengthy. ”
His question is not only long, but also very tricky.
Let a robot act as a salesperson, which is equivalent to role substitution.
It is also necessary to introduce the relationship between it and The conversation between the reporter and the two parties, and the final answer was refined and condensed...
This will test the robot's memory model and logical language performance
[Buying a car for my wife! Bought a car for my wife! 】
Unexpectedly, a burst of shouting suddenly came from the stereo.
Everyone reacted for a long time, and the next moment...
"Hahaha! Buying a car for my wife? This operation is 666!"
"It's so appropriate for the occasion!"< br>
"He actually knows a pun. This guy's Chinese level is definitely better than most ordinary people!"
"What do you mean, why didn't I understand it?"
"That means you are One of those ordinary people..."
"It's incredible! Not only did he answer the question perfectly, but his sales pitch was also deceptive and captured the essence of modern marketing techniques!"
"Let me go...isn't this really the GM answering backstage?"
Yes, there is a big difference between "buying a car as a gift to your wife" and "buying a car as a gift to your wife".
How can I say that Chinese is profound and profound...
The reporter just now also said it was incredible.
“I bought it! I bought it! Don’t try to compete with me!”
“I want one too, Mr. Bao, are there any discounts for guests on site?”
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"I don't want the discount, I'll pay in full in cash!"
"And me!"
"I..."
Mr. Bao looked at the bottom and kept saying he wanted to The whole person was a little confused by the call to place an order.
Holy shit! If I had known that this voice assistant could have such an effect with just one advertising slogan, why would I be recruiting sales?
If "Bajie" is launched another day, can the company's sales department be disbanded?
Only Xiaopeng and his two companions were silent.
Muggle!
This big competitor suddenly appeared, and we were not mentally prepared at all! ,
Whether this "Shengdou Shi" wants to create a hot spot with this incredible voice assistant, or attract attention with its automatic parking, after this press conference, Idol new energy vehicles will definitely rely on these two things. Technology is back on the competitive circuit.
They suddenly felt a lot of pressure.
There are edamame in front of us, and idols in the back...
With two beans competing for supremacy, what chance does our new force have to survive?
Forget about edamame, it is a foreign bean, backed by the strongest technological power.
Unexpectedly, a man who had hidden himself so well would pop up among his own people in China, and stab him and others in the back!
Mr. Bao, boil the beans and burn them in the bean basket. Why rush to fry them?
Originally, they wanted to visit a "Time Metabolism Curtain", but now...
Where is this "Time Metabolism Curtain"?
This is obviously "The Rise of an Empire"...(End of Chapter)